Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-30

Dayton PeRdIeten. The DaiIes. waits
baFE. Milton, and Waiia WallA.
Demand a Reduction On
FreiRht Rates
( WalEa WaYla U.ioa

Waitd Hditd tEioA
Pursuant 10 a call BY the Nalla Walla
Board Of Trade, the following delegates
from other boards AID municipalities
met IN convection Friday:
Dayton-J. +. f. imision, l.. W. Can
trell. George kcsier.
Peudle;oR-L r am, J. ]. Bsllery, J.
p. Wager, H. w. whseisr.
The Dallea- Emlle SahRupo.
WsitskurE-W. ) MiHsar, +. A. Pres
ton, Fra Parton, r. 3 Bargain.
Niliou-O E. Walker. Scott Ritehsy,
Wm McQae-n.
WAlia Waiia-H. p. IsaaOa. II. Z.
Holmes. NJ. ID. Egbert, Z. S. Dement
h. Parker.
II r. isaaes was elected Chairman.
and CLANCY Bubour Secretary.
After considerable discussion the fol-
lowing resolutions offered by Lehman
4 nm, Of Penaieton, we're adopted:
To the Honorable Ilter State Com
msfoe Commissicn:-Y8u memorslists,
delegates from BoaFds II Trade and
incorporated oitirs, assembled in con
vsstion, pursuant 20 call froa tbs
Wslla Walla soaFd Of FFade,and repre-
ssniing the cities q The Dallas, PEN
dlstnB and Milton 10 the STATE OF Ore
son, and Wallis Walla, WAitshusQ and
Dayton 10 She Territory Of Wash ing,,n.
"a % which cities are less than 800
miles frsm Portland, our present mark
et and point 81 shipment BY ocean.
respect fnily represent 20 yOar konoFa-
BILE body
That the frsigst charges By the Ore
con RAilwav 4 Navigation Company on
Sheat. oar stsple commodity, from the
various shIppiue points 10 this section,
- 81 ton 10 Portland, Oregon, which
are unreasonable and unjust.
Further, that the Cd tse from points
along the line OF said Oregon Railway
4 Navigation Company 20 Wsllula. the
point ~ ianoIion With the Northern
Pscifc Railroad ConpNny's line, il also
uriast Asd unreasonable, ~ to yog VII!
mere elearly appear from the ests hIisa
81 tie Of 81 40 = ton on wheat over the
O. K 4 \. line from Wslla Walla g.
Nslluls. q dIsiaoss Of 81 milss; and n
this rate does not operate % rrnhibit
shtgm-nt 90 arysl lise u Ia understood
ID, 4 the rate over the aforesaid 81
milss Is 10 be advanced O. 81 ton OF
"a tuch rate ss wil saectaally embargo
anv oiys rsi0n q o. ne.
Your memorialisss respectfully ssk
that ven cswp re- the rates charged BY
railroad eompaniss on wbeAt and other
products, 10 ether portions Of the Uai-
ted States. and feel esrndsut
that you mnst necessarily he impressed
18th The cNnvaction that tbe
rates nov charged hv ths q u & \. Co.
on the pscpir % Esstesa Ottecu and
Washington are unjast. anfessoaahie
md sHch A. have a Gsprc-sius effect sn
the devil pmsDi OF this seegioa OF
ecuatry. For more sgecins Information
GA be matter rsfeFrrd - We respect
fully o d v~nr stts Egton O. senate r.
port Nc. lis. 90 senats biil ~. Use
Shirh "a f~tuFs sa3e t. the Stat
Aprii 1887. by Hoo. Jshn Il Muehell.
fs~n usRsp.
ArnF nsegoFiAltsts respectfully r.
I quest yuar tasmeliIats attention 70 the
a. stters bsrefn referred 20. md hambly
I grsy hat, by the * rciss 90 tue p0xer4
conferred uaan you BY srt - Congress
Z spVT vud p bfasFy I isS1. yea sflns
a n tQa table and sgseaY TEL e. a. You
nav deem uise AAa isst IA tbs prem
tsrs, 10 time h. save tie eros Of this yeAr
frozen txarbltant fFstsht changes.